Ray Sharma is the Founder and Executive Managing Partner of Extreme Venture Partners. Prior to EVP Ray worked on Wall Street and Bay Street as a top-ranked technology analyst. During that period Ray was the top-ranked analyst based on Greenwich and Brendan Woods International surveys of fund managers for 5 of 8 eligible years. Ray serves the community through appointments including: Board of Trustees, Royal Ontario Museum; Advisory Panel on Open Government, Treasury Board of Canada; National Council, CD Howe Institute; creator and leader of the Great Canadian Appathon (GCA) and Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) national hackathon competitions.